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Mehdi Pirouz

Investor

Venture Partner at SF500

San Mateo, California

Writes $50 – $1M checks · typically $250K

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Logan HilleunlockedMehdi: together at Harvard Medical School (2018–2021)
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Mehdi: together at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School

About

Mehdi Pirouz is CEO and Co-Founder of Noara Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing therapeutic approaches for chronic and complex diseases. He brings over 25 years of experience in academia and industry, including a faculty position at Harvard Medical School, with expertise in molecular biology, platform development, and discovery pipelines combining synthetic biology, high-throughput screening, and computational design.

Experience

  1. Noara TherapeuticsCEO and Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentCambridge, Massachusetts, United States
  2. Orna TherapeuticsAssociate Director | Head of Molecular Biology2023 — 2024Watertown, Massachusetts, United States
  3. Sail BiomedicinesPrincipal Scientist2023
  4. Sail BiomedicinesSenior Scientist II2022 — 2023
  5. Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical SchoolAssistant Professor2021 — 2022Piscataway, New Jersey, United States
  6. Harvard Medical SchoolInstructor In Medicine2020 — 2021Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Skills & more

Python (Programming Language)LeadershipStrategic Leadership2Entrepreneurship2Structural Biology2RNA1Team Building1BioinformaticsAssay DevelopmentBiotechnologyResearch and Development (R&D)Project Management
+12 moreHigh Throughput ScreeningMachine LearningCell BiologyMolecular BiologyCell CultureWestern BlottingConfocal MicroscopyMolecular CloningEmbryonic Stem CellsRNA-seqgerm cellsCo-Immunoprecipitation

Languages English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Mehdi Pirouz?
Mehdi Pirouz is CEO and Co-Founder of Noara Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing therapeutic approaches for chronic and complex diseases. He brings over 25 years of experience in academia and industry, including a faculty position at Harvard Medical School, with expertise in molecular biology, platform development, and discovery pipelines combining synthetic biology, high-throughput screening, and computational design.
Where does Mehdi Pirouz work?
Mehdi Pirouz is Venture Partner at SF500.
What check size does Mehdi Pirouz write?
Mehdi Pirouz typically writes checks of $50 – $1M.
Where did Mehdi Pirouz go to school?
Mehdi Pirouz studied at Harvard Medical School (Postdoctoral Fellow, RNA Medicine); Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences (Postdoctoral Fellow); Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences (Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Stem Cell Biology and Functional Genomics).

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